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Time Traveller: Here's how the headscarf became a symbol of women wartime workers

Time Traveller: Here's how the headscarf became a symbol of women wartime workers

Headscarves had a practical purpose (you've got to keep that hair out of the machinery!), but also came to symbolize women's constributions to the war effort
Lime bike among haul pulled from Deep Cove on 10th annual clean-up dive

Lime bike among haul pulled from Deep Cove on 10th annual clean-up dive

North Vancouver scuba expert says his ‘weird hobby’ emerged after ticking every box on his diving list
Vancouver Cancer Drivers Society founder honoured with lifetime membership

Vancouver Cancer Drivers Society founder honoured with lifetime membership

There were 12 drivers when Garth Pinton co-founded VCDS in 2016. Now there are nearly 450
Time Traveller: Three generations of the Silva family in North Van

Time Traveller: Three generations of the Silva family in North Van

Chilean native Manuel Silva planted deep roots on the North Shore after jumping ship in 1898
North Van's giant gourd grower competes for World Master Gardener title

North Van's giant gourd grower competes for World Master Gardener title

They don’t get much bigger than this. North Van’s gargantuan gourd grower could be named World Master Gardener
North Vancouver's Oasis car wash has closed

North Vancouver's Oasis car wash has closed

It’s been a North Vancouver landmark for more than 50 years, but the Oasis car wash closed for good on Sept. 29.
People experiencing homelessness on the North Shore up 39% over 3 years, survey finds

People experiencing homelessness on the North Shore up 39% over 3 years, survey finds

To ease the crisis, local residents need to be supportive of afforadble housing projects in their neighbourhood, advocate says
Time Traveller: The house of Count Gustav Constantin Alvo von Alvensleben

Time Traveller: The house of Count Gustav Constantin Alvo von Alvensleben

This house in North Vancouver was owned by a German businessman, with rumoured ties to Kaiser Wilhelm II, who was forced to flee when the First World War broke out
Tsleil-Waututh Nation replacing Takaya Driving Range with new turf soccer field

Tsleil-Waututh Nation replacing Takaya Driving Range with new turf soccer field

There's a need for turf in North Vancouver, and the Nation has had an active soccer community for decades without a dedicated field, says elected councillor Whonoak (Dennis Thomas)
Time Traveller: North Van kids get a lesson from a former NHL star

Time Traveller: North Van kids get a lesson from a former NHL star

Clint Smith won a Stanley Cup and earned the Lady Byng Trophy twice while playing for New York and Chicago from 1936 to 1947